diff --git a/src/bin/crates-admin/migrate.rs b/src/bin/crates-admin/migrate.rs
index b3520ef5eae..94b3929d106 100644
--- a/src/bin/crates-admin/migrate.rs
+++ b/src/bin/crates-admin/migrate.rs
@@ -47,11 +47,10 @@ pub async fn run(_opts: Opts) -> Result<(), Error> {
 
     spawn_blocking(move || {
         info!("Migrating the database");
-        let mut stdout = std::io::stdout();
-        let mut harness = HarnessWithOutput::new(&mut conn, &mut stdout);
-        harness
+        HarnessWithOutput::write_to_stdout(&mut conn)
             .run_pending_migrations(MIGRATIONS)
-            .map_err(|err| anyhow!("Failed to run migrations: {err}"))?;
+            .map_err(|e| anyhow!(e))
+            .context("Failed to run migrations")?;
 
         info!("Synchronizing crate categories");
         crates_io::boot::categories::sync_with_connection(CATEGORIES_TOML, &mut conn)?;